PRO TRANSPORT AND LEASING INC
(701) 775-5346
rick@protransport.net
4655 28th Ave S, Grand Forks ND 58201
180
tractors
158 drivers
14.8M mi/yr · ~82k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
High confidence
40 yrs history · 193 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 180
- Drivers · CDL
- 158 · 158
- Annual miles
- 14.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 31 | 149 | 0 | 180 |
| Trailers | 299 | 0 | 0 | 299 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-22-2010) · 16 yr old
- Registered
- 01-07-1986 (40 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 09-17-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- MARK BAKKEN
- Officer
- RICK OLSON
Cargo
57.3
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: GRAVEL
Paper Products
Chemicals
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 100–199 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 1.12×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.12× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
6.3 vs 5.6 for similar fleets
Likely 2–11 crashes
This motor carrier
6.3
Similar fleets
5.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~16%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 15 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 7.5 a year), including 1 fatal (5 deaths) and 7 with injuries; similar fleets have about 5.6 a year. The grade counts 20 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.57× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Fatal crash1 crash with 5 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Jan 19, 2025).Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
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Injury crashes7 crashes with 7 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Driver qualification3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 no valid CDL (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 20 of 99 violations (20%). Brake or light defects led to 11 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 1.6% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 10
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
15
5 fatalities · 7 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
193
66% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
24.4%
21 of 86
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.6%
3 of 193
National avg 6.7%
Violations
99
29 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 1,871 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.036 | 0.024 |
| Inspections | 0.88 | 0.91 |
| Violations | 0.28 | 0.51 |
| Critical violations | 0.07 | 0.10 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 100–199 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
99 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert64 · 26 OOSBrakes 20 · Lights 18 · Tires 14 · Cargo securement 1 · Steering & suspension 1 · 10 more
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Unsafe driving No alert19 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 15 · Speeding 2 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1
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Hours of service No alert13 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 9 · Over hours limit 4
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 3 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jul52026MississippiProperty damage onlyDusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun262026OhioInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, one-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Jun142026North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar242026VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Sep112025AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jun92025South CarolinaProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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May292025GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Apr272025North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Jan222025North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan192025North CarolinaFatal · 5 deathsDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov162024VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Nov82024North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
7 more in the FMCSA records below.
1 of the 15 crashes was fatal.
7 of the 15 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · Great West Casualty Coon record since Jul 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1994
- Cargo filing
- on file · LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY since Sep 1, 2010
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY → Great West Casualty Co (Jul 2025); NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY → CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2024)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jul 1, 2024, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since May 16, 1990)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
38 filings and 14 authority events since 1988 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
38 filings and 14 authority events since 1988 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jul 1, 2025Great West Casualty CoLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2024CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2025 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 21, 2024opened after NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2022NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 9, 2021cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2016NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 22, 2022 came after the replacement; 72 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2016opened after STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2012STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect48 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2012opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2012)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2010LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · on file · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Jul 1, 2010STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 3, 2009LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 1, 2010 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2009VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2010 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Aug 6, 2010 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 15, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 30, 2009opened after EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 10, 2009)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2008EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2009 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Jul 10, 2009 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2007LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 4, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2007opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2007)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2006LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2006FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 29, 2006opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2006)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2005LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2006 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 6, 2005FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 27, 2005opened after LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 1, 2005)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 3, 2004TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Sep 3, 2009 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Oct 2, 2009 came after the replacement; 60 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 3, 2004TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Oct 21, 2004 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2004LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Sep 3, 2004 · replaced by another insurer2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2004LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 1, 2005 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- North Carolina 54
- South Carolina 30
- Maryland 15
- Georgia 13
- Alabama 10
- Montana 7
- West Virginia 7
- Kentucky 6
Runs well beyond its home state: 2 of 193 inspections were in North Dakota.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (180 power units: 180 filed, 110 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
5.6
Actual, per year in window
6.7
Projected, next 12 mo
6.3
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4
8
We'd expect a typical fleet of 180 power units this active to have about 5.6 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 20 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 6.7 a year) — about 1.2× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 6.3 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.2× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 16% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
190 inspections
and 20 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 191 inspections and 15 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: High · Z = 0.69
Satisfactory — 1.12x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.031 crashes per power-unit-year for a 180-unit for-hire fleet (pu100_199). Violations 0.95x (driver behaviour 1.05x, out-of-service 0.85x, all violations 0.57x; 190 inspections). Experience 1.18x: 10.4 decayed crashes against 8.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.69, a 3.65). 80% range 0.74–1.55x. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
3.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
180 power units · 5.64 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.95×
190 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.18×
10.4 decayed crashes vs 8.3 expected · credibility 0.69
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 1.12× (80% range 0.74–1.55×)
· band Marginal → displayed Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
193
Driver Insp
193
Driver OOS
3
Vehicle Insp
86
Vehicle OOS
21
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 19 | 0.88 | |
| HOS Compliance | 10 | 0.14 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.21 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 40 | 4.90 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-24 – 31-JAN-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.